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There are advantages and disadvantages to owning a residence whether it's a free standing home or an apartment.

Advantages include:

  • Potential source of income.
  • Equity build up
  • Tax breaks
  • Debt leverage
  • Inflation hedge
  • Possible source of few-questions-asked life insurance
  • Medicaid planning

Disadvantages include:

  • Not a liquid investment
  • Ongoing costs such as taxes and maintenance
  • Survivors get less if residence is in your estate.

Each of these subjects are discussed in more detail below.


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